The 41-year-old father of two and six other accused are applying for bail in the Randburg Magistrate’s Court in Johannesburg.
The seven men are facing charges of murder, attempted murder, kidnapping, assault, robbery and extortion. He says he is well known in the community as he is active in political structures and a CPF member. He says on April 7, 2022, he was attending a community meeting addressed by the Minister of Police at Diepsloot police station.
The party called on the South African government and the ruling party to seek lasting solutions to high number of crimes in communities.